Economic Calendar

Forex Simulator comes with a built-in economic calendar feature. It shows most important economic events (news releases) during the simulation. You can also display them as vertical lines on your charts.

The calendar is downloaded from Forex Factory and it starts from 2007. It is not possible to use it before 2007.

Economic News Window

You can open and close Economic News window using News option from main window's menu.

The window shows you the list of upcoming news releases. You can also see up to 100 past events if you want. The number of events visible on the list can be changed in Past events and Future events fields.

The list is updated automatically as the simulation moves forward. Past events are shown in gray while colors of future events depend on their impact on the market (High, Medium or Low). The first event to come is highlighted in green.

You can also use filters in the bottom part of the window to limit displayed events by their impact on the market or related currency. For example, you may choose to show only High Impact news related to EUR and GBP.

Showing News on Charts

To show economic news on the chart enable News button in the top right corner of the chart. This button can be turned on and off independently for each chart. It lets you show or hide news on selected charts.

News are displayed in form of vertical lines, as shown in the picture below. Line colors correspond to Impact column in Economic News window.

All filters set in the News window will also immediately work on charts so you will see only the lines that you want to see.